#494FBE#494FBE

#494FBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.171 H 275.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FBE
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 190)
HSL	hsl(237, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(237, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 58.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.11, 31.65, -59.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.11, 67.19, 298.10°)
OKLab	oklab(48.78% 0.017 -0.1704)
OKLCH	oklch(48.78% 0.171 275.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.8349, 10.7250, 49.9936)
Luminance	0.1073 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FBE #BEB849

analogous

#498ABE #494FBE #7E49BE

triadic

#494FBE #BE494F #4FBE49

tetradic

#494FBE #BE498A #BEB849 #49BE7E

square

#494FBE #BE498A #BEB849 #49BE7E

split-complementary

#494FBE #BE7E49 #8ABE49

monochromatic

#252868 #353A95 #494FBE #767BCE #A3A6DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#494FBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#494FBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FBE

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FBE	1.00	6.68	3.15	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.171 275.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8880d2',
    500: '#494fbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fbe;
$custom-light: #8880d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.923,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48775,
    "c": 0.17122,
    "h": 275.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FBE

secondary

#CBC898

accent

#D051D7

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FBE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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